The Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading House Bill No. 8839 granting Philippine citizenship to Li Duan Wang, a Chinese citizen whom Sen. Risa Hontiveros linked to the alleged boss of ...

Chinese cutters, small boats and aircraft blocked a Philippine scientific research mission to the South China Sea features of Sand Cay on Friday, according to Philippine officials. BRP Datu ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has successfully kept a Chinese vessel illegally operating off Zambales from nearing the province’s coastline, as it spotted the “monster ship” a ...

(Bloomberg) -- The Philippine peso is veering toward an all-time low as the nation’s central bank plans to cut interest rates further in the face of slowing economic growth. Goldman Sachs Group ...

At least 113 out of 149 city mayors belong to political dynasties, according to the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism’s (PCIJ) count. A total of 80, or about 53% of all city mayors, are ...

The registered births to very young mothers have been increasing, with 3,343 babies born to children 10-14 years old in 2023, according to a study from the Philippine Statistics Authority. In 2020, a ...

MANILA, Philippines — Six Philippine universities earned spots in Times Higher Education (THE)’s World University Rankings by Subject, missing only one out of 11 disciplines rated this year.

MANILA, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. military's Typhon launchers which can fire multi-purpose missiles up to thousands of kilometres will stay in the Philippines for the time being, the national ...

The IDE 2025 celebration was attended by representatives from UNESCO, SEAMEO INNOTECH, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), UNICEF Philippines, and UNESCO Jakarta. The event also featured ...

A trade official from the Philippines has expressed openness to more cooperation with China even as the two countries appear perpetually at odds over a number of tense geopolitical issues – not ...

YOUNG MOM. A health worker attends to a young mother and her baby in this undated photo. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Thursday (Jan. 23, 2025) he has to read first the new version of Senate ...

MANILA, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The Philippines has signalled a softened stance towards an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into thousands of killings in a "war on drugs", a probe ...